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Im pretty sure they will die. Tapwater is usually not essentially "pure" water. And most water companies add a little bit of chlorine to the water at the pump to kill and keep harmful microbes and bacteria out of your faucet. So yes, tap-water will kill red blood cells.

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The red blood cells would turn really green, and the water would start to smell a lot like blood, which would make more sharks live in the ocean.

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